The description for --compress-level=NUM does not give any indication what values are permitted for NUM. Paul --- ./rsync.yo.orig 2015-12-30 11:47:24.180646652 +0100 +++ ./rsync.yo 2015-12-30 11:47:27.477198899 +0100 @@ -1907,7 +1907,9 @@ that will not be compressed. dit(bf(--compress-level=NUM)) Explicitly set the compression level to use -(see bf(--compress)) instead of letting it default. If NUM is non-zero, +(see bf(--compress)) instead of letting it default. Allowed values for NUM +are between 0 and 9; default when bf(--compress) option is specified is 6. +If NUM is non-zero, the bf(--compress) option is implied. dit(bf(--skip-compress=LIST)) Override the list of file suffixes that will